The new-method TONOSOFT probe completely consists of a rubber tube system, and it is balloon-free. In many aspects it can be applied in a more advantageous way compared to the traditional probe.
The thin and soft probe does not bother the patient, and the examination can be performed continuously for days taking samples in every ten minutes. The examination can be performed on anaesthetized or conscious patients. It is a specifically significant circumstance that it gives an opportunity to perform the examination in all ages, even on newborns.
Having its advantageous makings, we have extended its application specifically to the following fields that used to be inaccessible to this type of examination:
- It is possible to apply it for an extended time during the sickness, even for several days.
- With the new tool it will be possible to control the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD patient group) with this type of examination.
- The control of patients while being transported to the hospital, and the more focused emergency treatment of these patients is another specific opportunity.
- It is a specifically significant circumstance that it gives an opportunity to perform the examination in all ages, even on newborns. Newborn infants and especially premature babies are threatened by several life-threatening complications in the first few days of their lives, such as respiratory distress syndrome, brain damage, and apnea. These complications are treated in the intensive care unit, where these infants are helped through the complications, and later they can achieve living a sterling life.
